Highway safety agency has been investigating phantom braking in Tesla's Models 3 and Y for over a year.
The letter gives Tesla a deadline of June 20 to respond to the information request but says the company can ask for an extension.at the electric carmaker based on a"super bad feeling" he has about the economy, according to a Reuters report Friday.In opening the probe, the agency said it was looking into vehicles equipped with automated driver-assist features such as adaptive cruise control and"Autopilot," which allows them to automatically brake and steer within their lanes.
The agency is now seeking information on warranty claims for phantom braking including the owners' names and what repairs were made. It's also seeking information on Tesla's sensors, any testing or investigations into the braking problems, or if any modifications were made. The probe is another in a string of enforcement efforts by the agency that include Autopilot and"Full Self-Driving" software. Despite their names, neither feature can drive the vehicles without people supervising.It's the fourth formal investigation of the Texas automaker in the past three years, and NHTSA is supervising 23 Tesla recalls since January of 2021.
In addition, NHTSA has a broader probe under way into crashes involving partially automated driving systems from all automakers. Since 2016, the agency has sent teams to 34 crashes in which the systems were either in use or suspected of operating. Of the 34, 28 involved Teslas.
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